as you can see i canÂ´t move my camera further to the right becouse the lens hits with the panogear.i need to move the camera so the rotation axis matches the centre of the entrance pupil

Also if i want to configure the NPP for 18 mm i need to move my camera forward of the rail, but when i move it more forward the camera lens starts to see the little black thing on ther right, of the panogearmaybe i mounted something wrong ?Any ideas ?

Thank you again regards, Manuel.

Last edited by MFranquelo on Tue Mar 13, 2012 2:11 pm, edited 1 time in total.

as you can see i canÂ´t move my camera further to the right becouse the lens hits with the panogear.i need to move the camera so the rotation axis matches the centre of the entrance pupil

Also if i want to configure the NPP for 18 mm i need to move my camera forward of the rail, but when i move it more forward the camera lens starts to see the little black thing on ther right, of the panogearmaybe i mounted something wrong ?Any ideas ?

Thank you again regards, Manuel.

In that case you might try to mount the camera in portrait-mode. Or you get a different, flatter, mount for the Merlin (called "crown").You can get it from "Telescope Austria" and surely some others.

I suggest first to try the portrait-mode (no handgrip on the camera). Maybe youÂ´d have to modify the rail a bit - nag away a bit where the camera is fixed. I had it done on my Merlin when i switched from a 20D to the 5D2 - which is about 2-3mm higher.

best, Klaus

Last edited by klausesser on Tue Mar 13, 2012 2:42 pm, edited 1 time in total.